Welcome to The Teachers' Lounge! We invite you to warm up with a cup of tea and some good conversation. Join us as we explore topics in early childhood, discuss challenges facing parents and educators of young children and share new activities!

Connect: Talk about how the paint looks and feels. If it’s thick and it doesn’t pour easily have your child use different motions to get the paint out of the cup. Try turning the cup upside down. Try scooping out the paint and tapping it on the paper.

Step 3 – Get Creative!

Four year olds are much more creative than we adults are. It was my son’s idea to draw cupcakes and add the paint as icing, decorating it with sprinkles (glitter).

Connect: Be receptive to your child’s ideas. This paint holds glitter well. You could also make a snowman and add small objects, like toothpicks, jewels, and buttons. Ask your child “What can we make with this paint?” Make it your goal to say yes to whatever your child suggests.